The Boy Least Likely To, The Eames Era, Monsters are Waiting at Spaceland | Pics

We spent Saturday night at Spaceland watching a night of fun indie rock.  The Boy Least Likely To brought in a packed crowd for their last stop on their US tour.  They were opening up for James Blunt on their tour, but lucky for us, played a headlining gig in LA before heading home to London.

The show was a lot of fun, full of great instruments, hand claps, audience sing alongs, foot stomps and six part harmonizing.  They pretty much played the entire album and closed with great live versions of "Fur Soft as Fur", "I'm Glad I Hitched My Apple Wagon To Your Star" and then the amazing "Be Gentle With Me".

They really put on a great show.  It is basically impossible to NOT clap along and bob your head as you listen to these songs.  The songs are great on the album, but really come alive when played lived.  They really do throw The Best Party Ever.

We got there early to check out the two opening bands: Baton Rouge's The Eames Era and local band Monsters Are Waiting.  I was hoping to fall in love with The Eames Era, because everything I had heard I really liked, but their live show needs some more fine tuning.  Lead singer, Ashlin Phillips does a good job of keeping the crowd interested with her dance moves, but sometimes looks like what would happen if little orphan annie grew up and started her own indie rock band.

I liked Monsters are Waiting way more than the Eames Era.  We were pretty far in the back when they played, so I didn't get any good pictures. I thought they were pretty impressive, but I wanted a longer set.  I am looking forward to hearing more from these guys.  They are playing a record release party at the Troubadour on June 6th.

MP3: Don't Go - Monsters Are Waiting

More pictures of The Boy Least Likely To below . . .

 

Comments

[adam]

Saw BLLT in DC. Great live act. Hadn't heard their stuff before and now I'm scrambling to get a copy of The Best Party Ever. It's all about that last photo. That's where they really sealed the deal.

[AV Newbie]

Saw the same show and thought Eames Era and The Boy Least Likely To were both superb.

The middle band, Monsters are Waiting, seemed totally out of place in that lineup. I was trying to figure out what people even liked about them.

[dan]

Dont get me wrong. I really liked Eames Era too, I just think they need to work on their sound. The sound a lot better on album. Monsters are waiting is popular because its what would happen if a hot chick fronted interpol. You cant go wrong with that.

[Duke]

nice review and great photos. i wrote a mini-review for the LAist. i couldn't stand Monsters are Waiting.